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WORLDCOM: Reports 2-month loss of $289 million

CLINTON, Miss. — WorldCom Inc., which in July filed the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. corporate history, said Monday that it had a combined net loss of $289 million in February and March.

WorldCom had net income of $43 million in March, compared with a net loss of $332 million in February, the company said. Revenue was $1.2 billion in March and $2.03 billion in February.

Revenue in the two months lagged behind that of December and January. Sales from long-distance phone and data services in the U.S. have fallen after slack demand prompted WorldCom and rivals such as AT&T Corp. to cut prices.